The organizers of a Salt Lake City comic convention suffered another blow in their long-running trademark battle with the organizers of the San Diego Comic-Con.
The Salt Lake event styled
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Rejects San Diego Comic Con Appeal
Although the coronavirus pandemic has brought production to a virtual standstill, writers, unlike directors and performers, are still able to work on development. While they shelter in place quietly plying
Continue Reading WGA Suffers Big Loss in Federal Court, Makes News Elsewhere
After winning the 2017 World Series, its first in franchise history, the
Continue Reading Ex-MLB Pitcher Plays Hardball with Houston Astros Over Cheating Scandal
The nearly two-year legal saga between television host Tavis Smiley and PBS appears headed for its final chapter next month when the parties face off in trial. Central to the
Continue Reading Moral of the Story – Terminating Talent For Bad Behavior Remains Risky Business
To follow up a story we two previous blogs (here and here), Redbox and Disney have settled their lawsuit over Redbox’s sale of download codes from Disney “combo
Continue Reading Redbox, Disney Settle Download Code Litigation
In a move that could upend the US theatrical exhibition landscape, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice has announced that it will seek court approval to terminate the
Continue Reading DOJ Announces Move to Terminate Paramount Consent Decrees, Let Studios Back Into Exhibition
Netflix’s original series “When They See Us” was released in May of this year and portrayed the prosecution of five teenagers of color who were wrongfully convicted of raping a
Continue Reading Law Enforcement Training Company Seeks To Interrogate Netflix After “When They See Us” Series Blames Company For Encouraging False Confessions
The U.S. Supreme Court this week officially pulled the plug on the Lanham Act’s prohibition on the registration of trademarks that comprise
Continue Reading Lanham Act’s Prohibition of Immoral and Scandalous Marks is Officially “FUCT”
The United States Supreme Court decided this week that purchasers of apps through the Apple App Store have standing under federal antitrust law to bring a class-action lawsuit against the
Continue Reading App Store Purchasers Entitled to Bite at the Antitrust Apple, Says Supreme Court
After almost four years of litigation between TBS late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien and comedy writer Alex Kaseberg over five jokes
Continue Reading Comic Relief! “Stolen Joke Case” Settles Weeks Before Trial